Who uses tap water?

[Horseflesh]

For those of you that use the Campden tablets. At what point during brewing do you add them?

Thanks!

I put in 1/4 tablet as soon as I put the pot on the burner.

 

[ReddHead]

I use charcoal filtered tap water and boil 2 gallons of it for topping up the wort. Seems to work just fine.

 

[AMonkey]

Not sure if it is the weather or my pipes or what, but for the last couple of weeks my water has tasted dirty. I didnt realize this a couple weeks ago and used a couple of gallons to brew with, and my beer has that same kind of dirty taste. Couldn't figure out what I had done wrong until I filled a glass with tap water and realized it was the same taste. Not sure if it is related but I will be using all bottled water for now. The next batch with just bottled water tasted good going into the fermenter.

 

[Golddiggie]

Not sure if it is the weather or my pipes or what, but for the last couple of weeks my water has tasted dirty. I didnt realize this a couple weeks ago and used a couple of gallons to brew with, and my beer has that same kind of dirty taste. Couldn't figure out what I had done wrong until I filled a glass with tap water and realized it was the same taste. Not sure if it is related but I will be using all bottled water for now. The next batch with just bottled water tasted good going into the fermenter.

Things like this is why I just use a filter system for all water that will be consumed (drinking, eating, brewing...). Cost break-down usually comes to a few cents (at most) per gallon for the first year. It then gets cheaper since you're only factoring the cost of replacement filters (not the housing and installation). Makes it far cheaper, per gallon, than buying water from the store.